Question | Answer |
The three groups closely tied to the history of South Africa are | Zulu, Dutch, British |
The three things that discouraged Europeans from conquering Africa prior to the 1800s were | malaria, impassable rivers, powerful African armies |
What nationality were the Boers? | Dutch |
The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to reduce conflict among __________________ in ____________ | Europeans, Africa |
The African nation that successfully resisted European colonization was | Ethiopia |
The European nation that allowed limited self-rule in its colonies was | Britain |
The French Pacific Rim colony was | Indochina |
Inadequate food supplies in Africa during European colonization was caused by Europeans forcing natives to grow | cash crops |
India became economically valuable to Britain after the | railroad was built |
The main cause of the _____________ was Russia's determination to gain land on the Black Sea from the Ottoman Empire. | Crimean War |
When Egypt could not pay its foreign debt, Britain responded by taking control of the | Suez Canal |
The part of India under direct British rule was known as the | Raj |
____________ lost a long fight to maintain its independence when Britain and Russia divided the country into spheres of influence | Persia |
The ____________ marked a turning point in Indian history in that it led the British government to take direct control of India from the British East India Company | Sepoy Mutiny |
The Zulu chief ____________ used a strong military to create a large state in couthern Africa | Shaka |
The takeover of a country by a stronger nation in order to control the country is known as | imperialism |
________________ introduced reforms in the military and economy of Egypt | Muhammad Ali |
_________ was the leader of the Filipine nationalists | Emilio Aquinaldo |
Three things supported the concept of Imperialism was the desire for ____________, the need for ____________, and the belief in _________________ | raw materials, markets, Social Darwinism |
The Boer War was a conflict between the Boers and the _____________ | British |
Russia's main reason for war with the Ottoman Empire was to get access to the | Black Sea |
Persia was divided into spheres of influence by ______________ and _____________ | Russia, Britain |
The presence of battlefield nurses began during the | Crimean War |
The Sepoy Mutiny was led by | Indian soldiers |
The Sepoy Mutiny occured during British control of India called | Raj |
The Sepoy Mutiny marked a ______________ in Indian hisoty | turning point |
Britian took control of the Suez canal because Egypt could not pay its | debts |
Ram Mohun Roy believed India need to ____________ to gain independence | modernize |
The opposition of Dutch settlers and the British in South Africa resulted in the | Boer War |
The U.S. acquired the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam as a result of the | Spanish American War |
The combined states of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam were known as ___________ in the 1800s | French Indochina |
The ______________ were Indian soldiers | sepoys |
The main purpose of the Berlin Conference was to prevent fighting between Europeans in _____ | Africa |
_____________ began modernizing Siam | King Mongkut |
____________ was an unsuccessful action by East Africans who thought a magic water would protect them from German bullets | Maji Maji Rebellion |
The overthrow of ________, the last monarch of Hawaii was accomplished by a group of American sugar planters | Liliuokalani |
In the Age of Imperialism, countries in the Pacific Rim region of ________________ were desired for their strategic location | Southeast Asia |
_____________ maintained the independence of Ethiopia by expliting imperialistic rivalries | Menelik |
Colonization in North America, Australia, and New Zealand was different than Africa and India because | British settlers moving to North America, New Zealand, and Australia fought for independence, Africans and Indian natives fought for their independence |